(Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori) On the evening that B and I had planned to spend with Janet Suzman in London, she told us that unfortunately she would…
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Agility vs Ability!
I am on holiday! I love being on holiday. GOING on holiday however, is the most unbelievable schlepp! Firstly, the packing! You can’t imagine how difficult it is packing with…
Read MoreLost in Translation!
A while back, I was contacted by my agent and asked if I was available to give my Inspirational Speech up in Johannesburg. It would mean flying to Johannesburg the…
Read MorePardon!
I remember as a child being shut in my room and being told: “You can stay there until you are prepared to come out and say you…
Read MoreThe Loved One!
PJ Powers is one of the biggest singing sensations in South Africa. I met Penelope twenty four years ago, just after my accident. Let…
Read MoreLonely Heart!
This story that I am about to tell you is Pre-Cochlear Implant era. Before I was given my “hearing” back! I realised with a shock that I had…
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One day at a time!
“The best thing about the future is that is comes one day at a time” Abraham Lincoln **** One of my Facebook ‘friends’ recently wrote a…
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Books, books, glorious books!
You might think blogging is simply a matter of writing good articles. Oh no, believe you me, there is more to it than that.…
Read MoreMy Deaf Guy!!!
Guy had been deaf for nine years. When he had been shopping in New York he had been mugged. Yeah, it’s not only in…
Read MoreTo Grow or Not to Grow…..?
This month is Movember! As you all probably know, November/Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world. With their Mo’s, men heighten awareness about prostate…
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